Harness-saddle.



No. 730,122.A S l PTBNTED JUNE 2, 1903.1

' ,0. HOBBREGHT'.

'HARNESS SADDLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. Z7. 1902.

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" UNITED STATES Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

' yCHARLES HOBERECHT, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI. l i

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,122, dated J' une 2, 1903.

`Application filed August 27, 1902. Serial No. 121.249. `(No model.)

To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HOBERECHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Mis'- souri, have invented certain new and usefull Improvements in Harness-Saddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain newand.

tion is of maximum strengthv and durabilityand which may be used either on single or"l double harness. Y y

The invention contemplates a check-hook of a form whereby the necessity of forming holes in the center of the tree is obviated and the use of al1 bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and

taps protruding through the bottom of the tree is dispensed with.

It is also the intention of the present invention to provide a structure of harness-saddle with a check-hooker gig-seat whichmay be applied to the harness while the same isin position on the animal.y f

A further objectof the invention is to providea harness-hook and a gig-seat which'is adapted to be fastened to the gig or harness tree in such manner that the possibility of the same Working loose from said tree is removed. f

Another object is to Adevise a structure which shall be simple in construction, easily placed in operative position, one which is dup' rable', and capable of being manufactured at but small expense.

TothisV end the invention consists in a gig or pad tree having a polygonal stud or post cast' integral therewith and vprovided with an orifice or cavity threaded for the reception of a set-screw.

It further consists in a check or post hook having an enlarged base portion, va spur or protuberance formed on the under side of the said base portion, and a polygonal aperture also formed in saidbase portion,4 such orifice or aperture being adapted to receive the aforementioned studformed on the gig-tree or pad plate.

. It also consists in a gig-saddle having a sad` form of gig-saddle,vit .will 'of course be unn 'de'rstood that there can be modication-,in

the proportion and minor details of construction'without departing from the spirit of the 1invention or sacrificing. any of the advantages thereof. i 4 Inrthe accompanying drawings, whereinmy invention is delineated, Figure lis a perspective'view of a structure embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa central vertical sectional view of the device illustrated in Fig.

l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vieWof-myimproved check-hook. Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal secconstructed with a stud or plug, as shown at '3 in Fig. 2, such stud being inclined. slightly to the rear and being centrally bored or apertured, as at 4, for the reception of a suitable screw. outy portion of the polygonalstud isscrewthreaded in the ordinary manner. Directly `in frontofythe stud on the tree the latter is cut away or apertured, as at 5, for a purpose to be hereinafter mentioned.N This cut-out;` portion is preferably formed on a bevel or in` clination. Upon the gig-tree is designed to be placed the saddle-plate 6, whichfisl provided with apertures, as at'7 and 8, the'fornuer permitting the passage of the stud 3 through the saddle-plate, and the latteror aperture 8, which issmaller than the aperture 7, adapted to be placed in alinement nd The interior wall of the boredused to register with the orifice 5 in the gig-tree. After the saddle-plate has been placed on the tree, as described, the bolt-hook is then placed in position. This hook, which I have designated as a whole by 9, has formed or cast integral therewith on its under side an inclined spur orprojection l0. The hook has an enlarged base portion, as at 1l, which is apertured, as at l2. When the bolt-hook is mounted in position, the spur 10 passes through the front registering orices of the tree and saddle-plate, while the aperture l2 permits the passage Lof the stud 3. A setscrew formed with a polygonal shoulder and an aperture through the same for the reception of an operating-tool is then socketed in the polygonal stud 3, thus binding the entire structure firmly together. The tree is of course provided with the ordinary back loop 13. The set-screw i6, which secures the parts together, is preferably provided with an annular fiange 17, which when the set-screw has been threaded into position rests upon the top of the enlarged portion 1l of the hook 9.

While I have herein shown agig-saddle adapted for use on asingle harness, it will of course be understood that the same is adapted for use on a double harness as Well.

rlhe many advantages incident to my improved construction are so evident that it is unnecessary to dwell upon the same in detail. The absence of any nuts, rivets, or projections on the under side of the tree renders the use of my invention particularly desirable, inasmuch as there is no chaiing on the backs of the animals. Furthermore, the construction described presents a very rigid and strong gig-saddle or harness-pad and one which is extremely simple, yet presents no liability of accidental separating of the parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A harness-saddle of the class described, comprising in its construction a gig-tree or pad-plate imperforate at its central portion, a polygonal stud formed on theupper surface thereof, said tree having a recess formed in the upper surface thereof adjacent to the stud, a saddle-plate provided with a plurality of oriiice's, one permitting the passage of t-he stud of the tree through the plate, and another registering with the recess in the tree, a check-hook adapted to rest upon the saddleplate, a stud ou said hook for engaging the recess in the tree, and means engaging with the stud of the tree for securing the parts together, substantially as described.

2. A harness-saddle of the class described, comprising in its construction a gig-tree or pad-plate, a polygonal stud formed thereon, said tree having a recess formed in its surface adjacent to said stud, a saddle-plate adapted to rest upon said tree, such plate being provided with apertures, one permitting the passage of the stud of the tree and the other registering with the recess in the tree, a checkhook having an enlarged base portion, such base portion having a polygonal aperture therein for the passage of the stud of the tree, and a projection or spur formed' on the under side of the said hook and designed to be socketed in the recess in the tree, substantially as described.

3. A harness-saddle of the class described, comprising a gig-tree or pad-plate, a polygonal stud formed thereon and having its central portion vbored vertically and threaded, said tree having a recess formed in its upper surface adjacent to said stud, a saddle-plate provided with apertures adapted to be positioned on said itree, a check-hook having an enlarged base portion, such base portion being provided with a polygonal aperture fot receiving the polygonal stud of the tree, a spur formed on the under side of the hook and designed to pass through one of the orifices of the saddle-plate and be socketed in the recess of thetre'e, and a set-screw threaded in the bored-outportion of said stud for securing the parts together, substantially as described.

4. A harness-saddle of the class described, comprising a gig-treean inclined stud formed thereon, such studfhaving its central portion bored vertically, said tree having a recess formed adjacent to said stud, the walls forming the recess being inclined, a saddle-plate having apertures adapted to be positioned `on said tree, a check-hook having an enlarged base portion, such base portion being provided with an aperture shaped to receive the stud of the tree, an inclined beveled spur formed on the under side of the hood and designed to pass through one of the apertures of the saddle-plate and be socketed in the recess of the tree, and a set-screw threaded into the bored-out portion' of the stud for securing the parts together, substantially as described.

5. A harness-saddle comprising a ridgeplate having a smooth and unbroken under surface anda recess in its upper surface, a stud projecting upwardly therefrom, a saddle-plate provided with apertures, one of which ts over said stud, a check-hook mounted upon the saddle-plate and provided with a lug or projection adapted to extend through the second aperture in the saddle-plate and engaging the said recess in the ridge-plate, and means for clamping the check-hook upon the saddle-plate, said means engaging the stud projecting upwardly from the ridgeplate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES IlOBERECI-IT. Witnesses:

C. E. BAKER, E. T. LnFrwIcKs.

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